welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre.ing up on this programme: ronaldo hits a hat—trick as real beat atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a first series victory in barbados. yes, welcome along. he looks happy and so he might. cristiano ronaldo‘s hat trick moving real madrid a step closer to another champions league final. a 3—0 win over city rivals atletico madrid in the first leg at the santiago bernabeau leaves the holders on course for a record extending 12th european title. from madrid, the bbc‘s conor mcnamara reports. we are only halfway through this champions league semi—final, but already, there is an inevitable feeling that real madrid already have a foot in the final. cristiano ronaldo, a hat—trick by him. not his first for the season. he also got one in november in the spanish domestic league against their local rivals. real madri

seven teams looking to make the final two spots...again go to the bbc sport website for all the in anduts the title was wwrapped up in sdcotland a long time ago. the champions celtic face st. johnstone tomorrow. bottom club inverness could get relegated if they lose to hamilton and motrherwell and dundee win their matches. couple of matches on sunday — partick v rangers and hearts face aberdeen england's cricketers have started their busy summer with a big win. seven wickets the margin of victory against ireland in bristol. adil rashid claimed his first wicket

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, bye for now.

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: arsenal end manchester united's 25—match unbeaten run in the premier league and keep up hopes of securing a place in the top four. heartbreak for feyenoord fans, as neighbours excelsior spoil the party, meaning the race for the dutch eredivisie goes down to the final week. and maria sharapova will meet one of her staunchest critics, eugenie bouchard, in the second round of the madrid open. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through. we start with the english premier league and arsenal beat manchester united 2—0 to keep alive their feint hopes of finishing in the top four. a moment of good fortune gave the home side the lead. granit xhaka's shot deflected in off ander herrera and beyond david de gea in the united goal. the second though was a moment of quality, a cross from the right, headed in by the former united forward, danny welbeck. arsenal remain sixth, two points behind united also ending the visitors record 25—match unbeaten run in th

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjane merrick, and ben riley—smith, assistant political editor at the daily telegraph. we will have a look at the front pages, but breaking news. it has been announced that the former first minister of wales has died. he was 77. rhodri morgan was elected as an mp in 1987 77. rhodri morgan was elected as an mp ini987 and 77. rhodri morgan was elected as an mp in 1987 and became an assembly member when the assembly was created in 1999. he was widely credited with bringing stability to the assembly after a turbulent start to the new institution. his predecessor —— his successoi’, ca rwyn institution. his predecessor —— his successor, carwynjones said they had lost a great person. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. plans to means test pensioners who receives the winter fuel allowance in order to fund social care is the telegraph's main story. it's also on the

make your choice on the bbc sport great talent in there but that is almost dead from others.ew seconds left to play. actually they have just kicked the ball out so saracens win back—to—back titles. congratulations to them. in the premier league arsenal leading 2—1 up premier league arsenal leading 2—1 up on stoke with peter crouch having just pulled one back for the home side. we will be back with more at 7:30pm. it's been a fine day across many parts of the country, we have had some warm late spring sunshine. this was the view in broadstairs earlier. bit of cumulus fairweather cloud around. more clout further north—west across the country and some outbreaks of rain as well. add picture taken by one of our weather watchers. vision into parts of the west wales and south—west england. that band of rain going to shift its way eastwards across all of the country as we head through the latter pa rt country as we head through the latter part of the evening and overnight. telling wet and windy for a time as that edges its way eastwards. the western side of england, wales and norther

welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. —— bbc sport centre.atletico in the first leg of the champions league semi—finals. why athletics is looking to erase some of the sport's greatest and longest—standing records from the history books. and azhar ali puts pakistan on course for a first series victory in barbados. yes, welcome along. he looks happy and so he might. cristiano ronaldo's hat trick moving real madrid a step closer to another champions league final. a 3—0 win over city rivals atletico madrid in the first leg

we will be across the football for the rest of the evening at bbc news but from everyone at the bbc sports. as we have been hearing the labour leader jeremy corbyn has launched his party election manifesto describing it as a blueprint for what britain could be. scrapping tuition fees, expanding universal childcare and boosting wages of the lowest paid workers. but it has given no details of how it will pay for plans to nationalise key utilities like water and the national grid. jonathan portes is professor of economics at king's college london, and worked on the water privatisation plans of mrs thatcher in a junior position, at the treasury. i asked him how difficult it would be to nationalise the water industry. it will be quite difficult because you will have to set the price at which the shares are bought back, will that be by reference to the market price which would be quite a lot of money, or will it be determined some other way? then you will indeed have to borrow money to pay for it but then you will of course get ownership of the companies. this does not score as public sector inv

lots more sport as always at bbc .com /sport. see you soon. bye bye. hello.ome parts of the british isles through thursday there was no need. looking almost tropical here on the coast. to the south—west of england, yes, a wet sphere very much the order of the day. and, for that, you had to thank an area of low pressure throwing more cloud and rain ever further north across some parts of the british isles. you may have noticed this in the south of england and wales. an increasingly humid feel. and it's that change of regime into the first part of friday that will become increasingly dominant, certainly in the southern half of the british isles. stepping out first thing, 10—13, where a wee while ago it was 3—5. further north, a fresher feel about proceedings. details about the journey to work or school run. 12—13 degrees quite widely across southern counties. a rather grey start to the day. not too much in the way of sunshine. and a speckling of showers even at this stage. come a little further north, a better chance of seeing sunshine across the north of engla

we can keep upto date with all the day's sports news though on the bbc sport website — that's bbc. cod there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn has challenged theresa may tojoin him at the bbc‘s live election debate in cambridge this evening. at seven o'clock, we join clive myrie in cambridge for all of the build—up ahead of that debate, the bbc election debate, this evening. in other news... a breast surgeon, who carried out unnecessary operations on patients leaving them scarred and disfigured has been jailed for 15 years. at least 90 people have been killed bya bomb at least 90 people have been killed by a bomb that exploded near foreign embassies in the afghan capital of kabul. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's hear more now from nasa on the plan to send a space probe closer to the sun than ever before. the probe will travel to within four million miles of the sun, into the sta

you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.s most popular flower shows — and as the blooms go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david domoney‘s design for the commonwealth war graves commission, celebrates the 850 gardeners who maintain 1.7 million war graves for visitors. daniela relph has been to see the garden being built. it's not an obvious place to start. the war cemeteries of france and belgium. this will be a chelsea garden inspired by remembrance. designer david domoney is creating the garden for the commonwealth war graves commission. for him, this is both a working trip and a personal journey. his great—grandfather fought in the first world war for the somerset light infantry. he aims to create a garden that honours him and the sacrifice of millions. 500 people in a day, just gone. much of this garden will be made by people who work with the commonwealth war graves commission. letter from the back of the railings... many of the bricks used will com

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.more now on julian assange. the wikileaks founder has had a seven—year—long investigation into rape allegations against him dropped this morning. that decision of course made by prosecutors in sweden. our correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm for us. just outline the reasons they gave. seven yea rs just outline the reasons they gave. seven years of long twists and turns in this case and ultimately it has come down to legal technicalities. cggleidown to [gel technicgag't'ggeg they could no fi their continue their investigation. a couple of things they brought out, still the concerned they would like to question julian assange still the concerned they would like to questionjulian assange in person on swedish soil, they say it is difficult to continue the investigation if that doesn't happen, and they also say they don't feel they will get any other help from the ecuadorian authorities in london. in 2016 prosecutors did eventually fly over to london and we re eventually fly over to lo

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — that's bbc. co. uk/sport — and i'll electoral commission says seven million people haven't yet registered to vote in next month's general election. there's been a spike in the amount of young people registering, before tonight's deadline. jonathan blake has been looking at the numbers. sweet, kind, mischievous. little rascal at times. my entire world. matthew leahy, a bright, sporty student. in his teens, he began smoking cannabis and having hallucinations. by 2012, his mental health had spiralled. matthew was a patient at the linden centre, run by the north essex partnership trust. a week after being admitted, the centre phoned his mum. as you could tell, that was the wrong report. we will bring you that on that mental health unit in essex. but let's return to the electoral commission. the electoral commission says seven million people haven't yet registered to vote in next month's general election. there's been a spike in the amount of young people registering, before tonight's deadline. jonathan blake has been lookin

we can go over to the bbc sports centre.first time that tiger woods has made headlines for non—reasons. that tiger woods has made headlines for non-reasons. |i1 that tiger woods has made headlines for non-reasons. in 2009 he had a roadside accident and then transpired he was having extramarital affairs. he went public with what happened. it is sad to see this happen now because he has not played since february when he underwent back surgery. he has not won the title since the 2013 players championship. it has been quite a long time in terms of winning something. he has won 1a major championships, he won the us open in 2008. it has been a difficult time for him on and off the course. he is a private person and those pictures will not have done him any favours. this is the moment huddersfield town won promotion to the premier league. it's the first time the club will play in england's top league and with it, they'll earn an estimated $200 million. the stakes in this match could not have been higher. the collar the richest foot

that match will be on bbc sports extra. world title. this weekend it's the fifth race of the season — the spanish grand prix and ferrari's sebastian vettel already looks like the driver to beat this year. however mercedes lewis hamilton will have something to say about it. he was fastest after day one of practice in barcelona the two teams —— the teams take to the track twice for practice sessions and you would have to say on the evidence so far, it is first blood to mercedes. lewis hamilton fastest in both of those practice sessions, closely followed by his team—mate, valterri bottas. he needs to reassert himself within that mercedes team after bottas run that —— won his first grand prix two weekends ago. the only person who didn't have a good date was the local hero, double world champion, fernando alonso. he was last in both of the practice sessions, in fact he only managed one practice session —— one corner in his second practice session before his engine gave up. so slightly depressing time for the crowd and driver. th

keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website.re killed when they tried to stop a man from racially abusing two teenage girls. it's thought the girls were muslim. jeremyjoseph christian, a convicted felon, will appear in court of tuesday. caroline davies reports. panic and fear on a normal commuter train. i was so scared. there were people running around and crying. this was the scene in portland. two men were stabbed to death here. other passengers said they were trying to stop a man abusing two teenage girls who appeared to be muslim. this is the suspect, jeremyjoseph christian. while travelling on a train on friday afternoon, police said that he became aggressive. he was yelling, ranting, raving a lot of things which would be characterised as hate speech. some people approached him, appeared to try to intervene with his behaviour, and some of the people he was yelling at, they were attacked viciously by the suspect. he left the station but was arrested by police. this phone footage shows the moment he was cornered. two men lost

that aranda from the bbc sport centre. —— lets get a round—up.lton by 25 point. jenson button's one—off return to formula 1 ended in a collision. ferrari have lewis hamilton and mercedes on the run. qualifying 13th made winning on monica's twisty streets almost impossible for hamilton. ferrari's number one driver, it was no surprise that fettle ended up in the lead. hamilton chose to stay out longer, moving up the order as others changed their tyres. hamilton at one point was the fastest man on the track, but could only finish seventh. jenson button covering for fernando alonso. his one on return to action ended prematurely. jenson button might not race again. ferrari red every lap with them delivering their first red every lap with them delivering theirfirst win in red every lap with them delivering their first win in the principality since 2001. hamilton has plenty of catching up to do. there's been a surprise result on the first day of the french open — with the world number one and top seed angelique kerber going out in the first round to eka

i‘m olly foster at the bbc sport centre.eme highs and lows of a career in football adds to the pressure on players and can lead to mental health problems. everton‘s aaron lennon is receiving treatment after being detained by police under the mental health act last weekend. not all the players, even if they feel the need, they do want to be helped by people who are at the club. sometimes you don‘t want to show that you could be interpreted asa show that you could be interpreted as a weakness inside the club, and soi as a weakness inside the club, and so i believe that you understand that most of the players, in a situation where they need help, they wa nt to situation where they need help, they want to do that outside the club. jose mourinho has written off finishing in the top four in the premier league, and says that manchester united will now prioritise the europa league, because winning that is the only way they‘ll qualify for next season‘s champions league and that could see them resting players on the home front. they a

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, have a great weekend, whatever sport you're watching or followingt was a lovely day for swathes of the uk. with plenty of sunshine. this is one of our weather watcher pictures from the north west highlands. absolutely lovely. the snow on the peaks melting away. it wasn't like that for all. we saw pretty cloud there in clacton—on—sea. here's confirmation of that cloud in the south of the uk. even here there were breaks. sunshine getting through. a glorious day further north. there was a bit a breeze blowing for many. that continues to drag in cloud from further east. that cloud might thicken up enough to bring the odd spot of rain to the midlands, wales, northern england. more cloud overnight than we've seen recently. temperatures holding up for many. rain creeps into the far south and west. the far north of the uk, we might seea west. the far north of the uk, we might see a touch of frost. that weather front in the south—west is accompanied by fairly brisk winds. it will be confined to the far south—west. i think there'll be very little rain else wh

the silver spot you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sports website will stop —— that is all the sportort up-to-date. venus williams has taken the first set 6—1. we will have more of the eu in the next ala, see you then. the conservative party has launched its general election manifesto. addressing a crowd in halifax in west yorkshire, the prime minister, theresa may, said her party's aim is to build a ‘stronger, fairer and more prosperous‘ britain and create ‘a great meritocracy‘. her commitments include a strong economy with a pledge to balance the budget by the middle of the next decade.she talked about brexit saying there would be ‘no half in, half out of europe‘ the manifesto also stipulates that a second scottish referendum cannot take place until after the brexit process is complete. and there‘s a fresh commitment to bring down net migration, she said leaving the eu would allow more control. she talks of the rising cost of social care in england due to an ageing society, new plans say no—one will have to sell their property in their lifetime to fund residential or home care, but

that is all the sport for now, much more on the bbc sport website, a few more on the bbc sport websitef chris froome's rather alarming prang on his bike. i will be back with much more in the next hour on bbc news. you are watching bbc news, with me, simon mccoy. a multi—million—pound trial launches today to assess whether statins — taken by millions of people every year to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes — may also help those those with multiple sclerosis. ms affects the central nervous system and can cause mobility problems. it's thought statins could help slow the progression of the condition, as sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half will develop the second

commentary on 5 live and bbc sport website. stanley's shay mccartan for their internationals against new zealand and azerbaijan. mccartan, seen here scoring in the fa cup, scored 10 times in his last 18 games of the season for the league two club. he could make his international debut as fellow strikers conor washington and jamie ward are unavailable. here's the squad in full: they play new zealand on friday in a friendly, then take on azerbaijan in a world cup qualifier on iothjune. england's cricketers are heading for defeat in the third and final one day international against south africa at lord's eoin morgan's side were put in by the tourists and slumped to 20—6 in just five overs. england rallied somewhat withjonny bairstow reaching a half century and debutant toby roland jones making 37 not out. but they were still all out for 153. south africa started strongly with an opening stand of 95. england did take three quick wickets but the tourists are still in control. a few momenst ago, they were 133—3 in the 26th over. engl

time now on bbc news for the latest sport news. hi everyone.t centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. coming up: juve look out. real madrid are going for duodecimo. they are into the champions league final. the asian champions league is hotting up. group toppers kashima antlers finish on a high before the knockout stage. and who's going to bring back bill from japan? we've got the draw for the rugby world cup. hi, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. it was fiesty and ferocious at the vicente calderon stadium on wednesday. a madrid derby with the added spice of a spot in the champions league final up for grabs. real were 3—0 up from the first leg, and despite two atleti goals sparking hopes of a comeback, real put an end to the tie with an isco strike.

now time for sport and a full round—up from the bbc sports centre.where defending champion mark selby is back in this match againstjohn higgins. the world number one had been trailing 10—4 at one point, but fought back, winning five frames in a row — including the opening two of this session — to put himself just a single frame behind. but higgins, himself a winner here four times, responded, with a break of 78. and in the final frame before the mid—session interval, the longest so far in the match, selby fought back again — the gap now one frame, 11—10 the score now before they resume after the break. the final is the best of 35 frames. there's coverage on bbc two, the red button and the bbc sport website. england cricket captainjoe root was cut off in his prime in yorkshire's one—day cup group match with lancashire at headingley. root returned to form with an unbeaten 75, in his county's win yesterday and was going well on 21 before former south africa all rounder ryan mclaren had him caught. gary ballance, who's currently out of favour in the engl

here is jam. —— from the bbc sports centre. —— here is james. champions chelsea 2—1. aaron ramsey scored the winner in the closing stages of a dramatic match. it was a record seventh fa cup win for the arsenal manager arsene wenger, whose future at the club remains unclear. david ornstein reports from wembley. security was understandably tight as wembley welcomed 90,000 fans for the show piece of english football. after an impecably observed minute's silence, arsenal made a blistering start, opening the scoring through alexis sanchez. commentator: sanchez is in to score, the flag is up though. the goal given after suspicions of handball and offside in the build up. it could have been worse for chelsea. gary cahill making two goal—line clearances and they were also rescued by the post. the premier league champions suffered a further set—back after half—time. victor moses shown a second yellow card for diving. but that briefly rallied the ten men. diego costa with the equaliser. no sooner, though, had chelsea finished celebrating than arsenal were

bbc news. all the sport coming up in a minute. the shadow home secretary, diane abbott is denying her credibility is in question, after repeatedly getting her sums wrong in relation to a key labour election policy. in a radio interview this morning, she said plans to put an extra 10,000 police officers on the streets would cost 300 thousand pounds — rather than 300 million. she later said she had ‘misspoken‘ and did know herfigures. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is here with a reality check on labour's figures. what do we know, dominic? a pretty bad day for diane abbott, she struggled with this today but the key claim that she was making is that we have lost 20,000 police officers since 2010. this is a key issue in the campaign, the crime and justice side. what happened with numbers, in 2010 we got to an all—time high in police numbers, 144,000 officers. in 2011 under the coalition government it began to fall away as police budgets were cut and as of september last year the number was about 122,000 or just above.

time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday.ortsday with karthi gnanasegaram and james pearce. the headlines this evening: cup glory awaits as arsenal and chelsea go head to head at wembley. treble delight for celtic. an injury time winner gives them the scottish cup. hail the chiefs. exeter are english rugby's premiership champions. also coming up in the programme: we'll have news from southampton of the second one day international between england and south africa. and lewis hamilton struggles in monaco. he'll be 12th on the grid for tomorrow's grand prix. good evening, it's an extremely busy day of sport. we'll get you up to date with all of it. lots is still taking place at the moment, including of course the fa cup final at wembley — premier league champions chelsea taking on arsenal in what could be manager arsene wenger‘s last game after over 20 years with the club. over to karthi, who can give us news of a very lively first half. yes, chelsea looking to claim the double this season while arsenal are trying to salvage the

you can find out about more of those on the bbc sport website.ite. the international pa ralympic committee has website. the international paralympic committee has given russia until september to implement anti—doping reforms or it risks being banned from next year's winter olympics. he is this warning from the president of the ipc. the ipc governing board unanimously decided to maintain the suspension of the russian paralympic committee. a number of key criteria is still need to be met. at the moment, there are a lot of good plans, with timelines on paper. but now we need to see plans in action. the ipc task force will next update the ipc governing body in early september. and if the obligations have not been fully met by then, it will be very difficult for the ipc to have its suspension lifted in time to enter its athletes into the paralympic winter games. well, if you are watching and you have a smartphone and haven't got the bbc sport app, whether you have an apple or landlord, go to the app store now, —— apple or an android, go and download i

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, bye for now. as just it hasjust gone it has just gone quarter to seven. the headlines here on bbc news. in theresa may has made an unparalleled attack on european union officials and politician understanding accusing them of using threats to try to influence the outcome of the general election. lain say the prime minister is playing party games with brexit, for political advantage. an eu source dismisses the prime minister's claims at pure fantasy. the eu chief negotiator has denied planning to punish britain for leaving the european union. a 20—year—old student is found guilty of planting a home—made bomb on a busy london underground tube train. and let us take a quick look at what has been happening in the financial markets. in london the ftse 100 is down a markets. in london the ftse100 is down a bit. 15.5 points. look at the third on your list, that is the important one. also down at the moment, getting on for 39 points. also down at the moment, getting on for 39 points. donald trump has welcom

there'll be more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening.

you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website.ess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid, when their aunt pippa middleton marries james matthews this morning. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle. let's cross now to our correspondent who's in englefield in berkshire. good morning to you. morning. it all looks very quiet behind you. i guess it's all happening just very close by. yes, it does look quiet at the moment. but it's busierjust to the side of me, because what we're seeing at the moment is there's a lot of security around to make sure that everything goes smoothly and there's an awful lot of media here. there's a lot of media interest from around the world on this wedding of pippa middleton and james matthews, which is due to take place injust over an hour's time now. we haven't seen any guests arrive yet. they are due to arrive possibly in about another half hour or so. we can, yes,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.mme: juventus on the verge of the champions league final after a 2—0 victory away to monaco in their semi—final first leg. bertrand traore scores twice for ajax, as they win their europa league semi—final first leg 4—1 against lyon. and illie nastase won't be invited to wimbledon this year following his recent fed cup behaviour. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news thatjuventus are on the brink of reaching the champions league final after winning the semi—final first leg away to monaco 2—0. gonzalo higuain scored both of juve's goals, one in each half, to leave monaco with a mountain to climb when they play the second leg in italy next week.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.the french open. conte celebrates at stanford bridge, as champions chelsea fight back to beat watford. and going for glory and green. the england football club which is saving energy and money. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. his mind is still sharp as a tack, but his body may be getting weary, so roger federer has pulled out of the french open, as he aims to preserve longevity. with less than two weeks to go until the second grand slam of the year, the world number five will avoid the clay, in his quest to conquer again on grass. ben croucher reports. this

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: juventus on the verge of the champions league final after a 2—0 victory away to monaco in their semi—final first leg. bertrand traore scores twice for ajax, as they win their europa league semi—final first leg 4—1 against lyon. and illie nastase won't be invited to wimbledon this year following his recent fed cup behaviour. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news thatjuventus are on the brink of reaching the champions league final after winning the semi—final first leg away to monaco 2—0. gonzalo higuain scored both of juve‘s goals, one in each half, to leave monaco with a mountain to climb when they play the second leg in italy next week. it's now more than 600 minutes sincejuventus last conceded a goal. translation: i am translation: iam pleased translation: i am pleased with all my players. bouffon has been so strong, always number one, and has been decisive when we played against barcelona. higuain scored two beautiful g

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: chelsea move a step closer to the english premier league title. cool hand and a level head. it's higgins who leads after the first day of the world snooker championship final. taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock, gary cahill with a close—range finish before willian marked his entry to the game with a late third. manager antonio conte closing in on a trophy in his first season in england. we must be pleased because we played a game with the head. and this part of the season it's very important to use before the head, then your heart and then yo

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: jose mourinho‘s manchester united hold a 1—0 lead over celta vigo after the first leg of their europa league semi final. usain bolt tells us what he hopes his legacy will be. and shannon gabriel tears into pakistan as west indies win the second test in barbados. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that a marcus rashford goal has helped manchester united to a 1—0 win away to celta vigo in the first leg of their europa league semi final. the 19—year—old curled a wonderfully struck free kick past the outstretched arms of sergio alvarez in the 67th minute for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old trafford next thursday against the spaniards. united haven't played in a european final since 2011 and victory in this competition guarantees the winner a champions league place next season. the way we started the game and the way we controlled the game in the first half, i thi

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.he bbc understands arsene wenger has agreed a new two year contract to remain as arsenal manager. after a scare in paris, world number one andy murray is through to the second round of the french open. and britain have a better day at the americas cup. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that arsenal are set to announce manager arsene wenger will extend his 21 year reign at the north london club. the bbc has learnt that the 67—year—old frenchman has signed a new two—year contract with the gunners which will be officially announced on wednesday. our sports editor dan roan has more... he is already the longest serving manager in british football and now we know that arsene wenger‘s tenure at arsenal will extend to a 22nd year. the season's longest—running saga concluded after a meeting of the club's board and debate from fans. there will be an element who will be so angry, you know? they are already showing their feelings. then, there will be as ma

hello, i'm will perry, with the latest from the bbc sport centre.ne place to start this bank holiday monday, and mark selby has shown real character to not only get back into his world snooker championship final againstjohn higgins, but now lead by 13—11. it has been a magnificent afternoon. at one point, john higgins yesterday was 10—4 up. he is now 13—11 down, so was 10—4 up. he is now 13—11 down, so be winning six of the seven sessions available on offer this afternoon. in the final ten years ago,john afternoon. in the final ten years ago, john higgins won the championship and finished at 12.50 4am. we could be heading for something like that tonight. it is the first 18, best of 35. selby is looking to become the fourth player to defend his title behind steve davis, stephen hendry and ronnie 0'sullivan. can he do it? this is the place where it is to happen. it will be happening in the next 15 minutes. with the premier league title run in a two horse race between leaders chelsea and second placed tottenham, attention turns to the race for champion

you're watching sport today live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack.—up is complete. manchester untied will face ajax in stockholm. the world number one is wobbling. andy murray is knocked out early in madrid. and the swiss speedster.. —— why is sergio garcia high—fiving? hi, there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. jose mourinho says he won't hesitate to rest his plays in the final threepenny elite games as he now focuses on winning the rope league final. -- focuses on winning the rope league final. —— premier league games. they set upa final. —— premier league games. they set up a showdown with ajax. the manchester united fans at old trafford will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. they are through to

hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: real madrid move to within a point of claiming the spanish league title as cristiano ronaldo scores twice. juventus make it a third successive coppa italia as they remain on course for an historic treble. world number one angelique kerber crashes out of the italian open in the second round hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that real madrid are within touching distance of a first spanish league title since 2012, after a 4—1 victory at celta vigo on wednesday. zinedine zidane‘s side need just a point away to malaga on sunday. it was their talisman cristiano ronaldo who was again at the centre of it all with goals in either half that were added to by karim benzema and toni kroos late on meaning anything but defeat on sunday on the costa del sol will see them crowned champions. and there's confirmation that real are three points clear heading to malaga while barcelona need to win at home to eibar in the hope that their fierce riva

let's cross to the bbc sports centre. hello and welcome to sportsday.ned to stamford bridge this evening, hosting watford in their first matching since clinching the premier league title on friday. the fans were in party mood and it was definitely a goalfest, that did go the way of the hosts — though it wasn't all plain sailing. antonio conte has equalled the premier league record held byjose mourinho of 29 winds in a season which he managed to twice. conte could still do want to do better. what you get once you win the premier league? the night off, as antonia conte the red chance with the pressure. john terry starting for the first time since september showed his boss why he may have warranted a few more minutes as he prodded chelsea ahead, less than a minute later he showed why the others have me started ahead of him. gifting the easiest of equalisers. it was left to one of the regulars to regain chelsea ‘s lead. azpilicueta with the finish. conte with this. it was a week to remember after this title winning goal on friday. he thought he had grabbed

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.oncerns over the exploitation of north korean workers plague russian organisers. we head to paris and trace the background of chelsea and france star n'golo kante. and tom dumoulin tightens his grip on the overall lead after stage 18 of the giro d'italia. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with news about the 2018 world cup in russia. when fans gather to watch the first semifinal at next year's tournament in the newly built stadium in st petersburg, to what extent did those who helped build it suffer? fifa have found evidence north koreans who worked on the site were subjected to appalling conditions. our sports news correspondent richard conway takes up the story. the heads of four nordic football associations wrote to the fifa president because they had been made aware of allegations,

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are your headlines tonight a double from higuain givesjuveoot in the champions league final. sayers says goodbye to athletics and wonders what she could have won without the cheats in her sport. and getting up to speed, alonso is given the green light to race at the indianapolis 500. good evening, it looks like it's going to be a real madrid juventus champions league final in cardiff next month. the second legs are still to be played next week but after real‘s 3—nil win against atletico last night, juventus return to italy with 2—nil advantge in their semifinal against monaco. maz farookhi reports. he is only a gene that he's been unstoppable. he has scored in every knockout match so far for monaco. before he was even born buffon has played in the world cup. buffon‘s reflexes were just a sharp. the italians began to dictate the game. a superb team move finish by gonzalo higuain, his celebration showing the importance of an away goal. the combination of dani alves would add another. juventus‘s experience overwhelmed monaco. two goals for gonza

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.orer in the premier league goes into overdrive, as harry kane scores four for tottenham, who put six past leicester city. stan wawrinka knocked out of the rome masters, asjohn isner powers past the swiss third seed. and fernando gaviria makes it a third stage win in the giro d'italia by claiming thursday's stage 12. hello, and welcome to the programme. the english premier league title race may have been decided but the race for the golden boot will go down to the wire between tottenham's harry kane and everton's romelu lukaku. kane scored four in his team's 6—1 win at last year's champions leicester city. that took his tally to 26 goals in the league — two clear of everton's lukaku in the battle for the league's top scorer award.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.lish premier league title. cool hand and a level head. it's higgins who leads after the first day of the world snooker championship final. taking a stand in sochi, valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. yes, hello and welcome. chelsea moved another step closer to securing the english premier league title following a 3—0 win over everton, a match which was considered their toughest remaining fixture this season. it didn't look that way as they remain four points clear with four matches remaining. all the goals came in the second half. a moment of magic from pedro to break the deadlock,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kim si woo becomes the youngest to win golf‘s prestigious players championship championship. roma rumblejuventus in italy, while real reign supreme in spain. and rafa takes the crown in madrid for a fifth time as he gears—up for tilt at a tenth french open title. hi there. wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. in the past hour south korean kim si woo has become the youngest ever winner of the players championship at sawgrass.kim carded a final round of 69 to finish 10 under par. the 21—year—old kim began the day two shots off the lead but took top spot in a faultless final round. three birdies on the front nine. england's ian poulter made a big charge for the lead but couldn't make a dent on kim's composure. the englishman played just 13 tournaments in 2016 with a foot injury. he returning to some hot form. rafa cabrera bello had an incredible run home with the first ever double eagle or albatross at the 16th. then he sunk a birdie at t

bbc website. thank you so much for watching. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.er united hold a 1—0 lead over celta vigo after the first leg of their europa league semi final. usain bolt tells us what he hopes his legacy will be. and shannon gabriel tears into pakistan as west indies win the second test in barbados. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that a marcus rashford goal has helped manchester united to a 1—0 win away to celta vigo in the first leg of their europa league semi final. the 19—year—old curled a wonderfully struck free kick past the outstretched arms of sergio alvarez in the 67th minute for his 11th goal of the season, handing his side a vital away goal ahead of the second leg at old trafford next thursday

with all the sport, here's will perry at the bbc sport centre.nse and dramatic world golf title so far. mark selby injohn higgins are still battling it out at the crucible. there was a likejohn higgins was going to victory—mac, yesterday he had a big lead but today he reappeared rejuvenated. john higgins was now finding themselves in traps he was struggling to get out. he needed to hit the red here to escape the snooker, but he tried again and again. have you ever seen anything like that before. after some encouragement, finally a different outcome. before long mark selby had clawed his way back and turned the match around. john higgins looked like he needed a break. the evening saw no letup from the defending champion and soon he moved to frames from victory, but there were still twists and turns ahead. john higgins, witha twists and turns ahead. john higgins, with a wonderful century break showed he was not going down without a fight. mark selby‘s precision hit another hurdle. without a fight. mark selby‘s precision hit another hurdlelj without

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.d the city slickers are still in a top—four shootout after wins on tuesday. pain in rome and no love from paris — sharapova retires hurt and gets rejected by roland garros. no wonder he's smiling — fabio fognini knocks out defending champion andy murray. and paris gets the presidential seal of approval to host the 2024 0lympics. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. arsenal have given themselves one final chance to sneak into the champions league next season. the gunners beat sunderland 2—0 to keep themselves in a top—four tussle with manchester city and liverpool. arsenal manager arsene wenger told the bbc, "we've got in on the final day many times" before.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme...s his arrest for driving under the influence was due to an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. barcelona announce that ernesto valverde will take charge at camp nou next season. huddersfield are back in the top flight of the english game for the first time since 1972 after winning their play off against reading on penalties. and nine—time champion rafael nadal breezes through his first match at the french open. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news coming out of the united states on monday that one of the world's greatest ever golfers, tiger woods, was arrested in the south florida town ofjupiter for driving under the influence. woods who was released a few hours later is second on the all—time list with 14 major titles, but his last win on tour was back in 2013 at the players championship while his last major win came at the us open in 2008. the 41—year—old has struggled with back issues in recent years and returned to the sport after 15 months out